"strategically" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more strategically [comparative], most strategically [superlative]
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  1. In a strategic manner. Translations (in a strategic manner): estratègicament (Catalan), strategisch (Dutch), strategie (Esperanto), strategisesti (Finnish), stratégiquement (French), estratexicamente (Galician), strategisch (German), strategicamente (Italian), estrategicament (Occitan), strategicznie (Polish), estrategicamente (Portuguese), стратеги́чески (strategíčeski) (Russian), estratégicamente (Spanish), strategiskt (Swedish), стратегі́чно (stratehíčno) (Ukrainian)
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